Lacrosse was originally
called baggataway and was first played
by Native Americans as early as the
15th century. Native Americans play
the sport for various reasons –
they do so for religious rituals,
training of warriors, or to settle
inter-tribal disputes. A combination
of football, hockey, and basketball,
lacrosse used to be played by as few
as 100, to as many as 1,000 men and
lasted two to three days, sunrise
till sunset.

The object
of a lacrosse game is to put a 5 oz.
hard-rubber ball to the opponent’s
net using a long-handled stick with
a triangular pocket at the end –
while keeping one’s opponent
from doing the same. A lacrosse team
has 10 positions, which includes:
one goalie, three attackmen, three
midfielders, and three defensemen.